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If unemployment can be singled out as the root cause of South Africa's social ills, education comes in a close second. Thousands of young children are prejudiced by a system that leaves them unable to read, write or do basic mathematics, as...

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South Africa has a dismal savings track record. Once we tote up our bank deposits, additional capital repayments on bond accounts and a variety of short-and long-term investments we manage a paltry 1.5% of GDP in annual household savings. It comes...

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- In an annual look at top consumer complaints, some the usual ones make the cut but there's a new one popping up over something you might use everyday. Topping this year's Consumer Federation of America survey include...

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Top Annual Reports worldwide: National Savings Bank ranked fourth Shirajiv SIRIMANE The National Savings Bank annual report was ranked as the number four among top 100 annual reports worldwide across all categories in...

THE impending transformation of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is worrying. Established in 1985, NSSF is a national saving scheme designed to provide social security service to employees. It is a provident fund not a...

How bad is the savings picture in South Africa? The problem in giving a definitive answer is that a lot of our citizens don't make use of savings vehicles that aren't formally registered in the financial services sector. While it's...

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